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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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yea i saw that too. i was guessing something to do with fuel supply and return
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Looks like a very complicated crack pipe. Or part of a hookah, perhaps.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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It looks like some sort of specialized gauge, or jig...

I have no idea, but its bugging me.

edit: Its also bugging me that I made a typo in the thread title.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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Most awesome NOS purge ever!

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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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Hookah distribution block?
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:41 PM
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Part of a flux capacitor?
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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the the new headpiece for ***** the waterbug:

Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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Water sprinkler? Some sort of sex toy custom made for Hustler and his *** fetish?
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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That is a turbo.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:46 PM
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I tried searching for the stamped word "conde" on the part on the right.

it went pretty well:



Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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^Yes. Yes it did.

I vote sprinker head.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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Turbo oil/coolant supply fitting for a quadturbo V8 Miata.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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I want a baffle like this in my oil pan
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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Seriously though, it looks to have a fuel fitting, the angled cuts on the nipples (ouch) don't make much sense to me, and then it looks like it has a vacuum side, maybe a regulator of some kind with multiple ports? Some sort of distribution block for fuel and vacuum built into one?
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 03:02 PM
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A tea pot that serves 8 cups at once?
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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Vacuum/Boost distribution block for a quad wastegate twin turbo W8 VAG engine, with integrated grounding point for the Motec.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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French Tickler.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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As my mother used to say: it's something to make little boys ask questions.
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Reminds me of my time in the fire service.



That ^ is a "cellar nozzle"



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